Today's Thoughts...

​Today’s Thoughts: If I could condense our readings today into one word, the word would be prayer. Jesus teaches his disciples to pray and challenges them to be people of prayer, to be askers, seekers, and ultimately finders.
 
Prayer for Jesus is a conversation, a conversation with the Father, a conversation with God. Prayer was always Jesus’ way of facing the task, the ministry at hand. It was a way of calming the storm, healing the moment, preparing to the journey ahead.
 
From Jesus’ instruction we come to understand that prayer is always about asking the questions we face, asking for the graces we need, ask for a direction to take. Prayer is the way to seek answers, to seek the presence of God, to seek the strength and grace to continue the journey. In prayer doors open, they don’t always make the journey easier but the help us to continue down the right road even if we are unsure.
 
Abraham in our first reading enters into a conversation with God, Abraham prays, because that is what prayer is a conversation. Abraham’s conversation might not sound like prayer, but it is. I often think my prayer must often sound just like Abraham’s, and that ok! Because it is helping me to ask, seek and find on the journey of faith.
 
Have a blessed and holy Sunday everyone and don’t forget to give God a little time today!